Excerpt: I wouldn’t say that Harlin makes a triumphant return to filmmaking with “The Legend of Hercules,” but I can’t say I didn’t enjoy the movie to a certain degree. Probably not enough to give it a recommended positive rating, but I didn’t feel like I wasted an evening watching it.

Excerpt: And sadder still are the movie’s audiences, like the three unfortunate people, most likely not paid to be there like me, who were stuck with me in the theater. The strength they showed by managing to sit through this thing puts that of Herc to shame.